title: Artificial photosynthesis: semiconductor photocatalytic fixation of CO2 to afford higher organic compounds.
abstract: Carbon dioxide is an appealing renewable feedstock for industrial chemical processes. This does not mean, however, that all chemical processes using CO(2) are environmentally-friendly. Perspectives on the sustainability of CO(2) utilization and artificial photosynthesis are provided. The discussions focus on the photocatalytic production of C(x) (x≥ 2) compounds, where all the carbon in the products is derived from CO(2). This area of research, while promising, has received far less attention than analogous systems leading to C(1) products.
authors.affiliation: California Institute of Technology, W. M. Keck Laboratories, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Moss
authors.forename: Marc M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Baum
mesh_terms: D032701:Biomimetics; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D010788:Photosynthesis; D012666:Semiconductors
chemical_list: D009930:Organic Chemicals; D002245:Carbon Dioxide